Quote Originally Posted by Thessalos
WHAT??? HOMOSEXUALS??? WHO SAYS THIS CRAP?
Everybody knows that the ancient Greek ithicks did NOT allowed homosexual afairs... Ican't believe how this awful propaganda prevailed and everyone believes that the ancient Greeks (Hellenes) were homosexuals!
Hmm... according to people around here they are, and I've read from several sources as well, though I can't remember where...

The Greeks accept homosexuality, according to many sources. Gays aren't freaks, so Greeks aren't freaks because some of them are gays. Though this is not my point here. Well, some easy way to look at it is to look at the Romans, they are tough and manly, no doubt, and yet many of them, Emperors included, several great ones like Trajan, Hadrian, etc, are gays. This could only be Greek influence since no sources claimed that Celts and Phoenicians are gays, or at least, very few of them.

My point, though, is that it creates strong morale and dedication that forms up an elite squad when the time didn't allow that much weapon-based advantage. No tanks to kill horses during those days. It was hoplite vs hoplite, so numbers and dedication means a lot.